Why? Curious.
Hal and I saw several Bond films in a Bond festival in the early 70’s and
enjoyed them. Sean Connery is the only Bond we have ever seen.Friends have said later actors have been good
too. And with Judi Dench they can’t be all bad.So we bought the box...

Seen: January 2, 2015

Well now, that’s an interesting funeral. In New
Orleans, in the ‘70s. Afros. Bell bottom trousers. And then a snake murder in
the Caribbean.And then Paul McCartney
doing the theme song. I remember that.

But can Roger Moore really do this?

Oh, a young Yaphet Kotto!

It’s a mix of black-is-beautiful and the Saint with
James Bond music in the background. James Bond a honkie? Right on, brother.
Bond moves with the times.Even to a
black and white romance. She’s beautiful of course, but a villain, of course.
The parody of a white racist sheriff is somewhat amusing but otherwise it more or
less follows the formula. Car and airplane and boat chases that put me to
sleep. Gadgets. A lovelorn but understanding Miss Moneypenny. Fancy autos. Arch
villains with a modern touch – drugs instead of diamonds. No story to speak of.

And there are altogether too many snakes and
crocodiles in this film.

It’s no better and no worse than the others. And
Roger Moore is all right. Not Sean Connery but all right.